Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around!

“terrorism is not the problem, rather the systems they oppose are terrorist”

Think we have all seen signs on marches or posts on social media or people with megaphones saying something along these lines. However rather that saying the system they say Israel/American government/Britain government etc

That is quite something isn't it

The strange thing is none of that comes as a complete surprise to me. It seems to just make some of the fuckwittery we have seen and heard. A bit like oh that is where they're getting some of this from.

We live in a country where institutionalised dogma is helping forces hostile to the West.

Tuesday Times contained a thought provoking piece by Melanie Phillips examining how our civil service has been infected by postmodern identity politics to the point that some civil servants believe it is problematic to label an organisation “terrorist” because it implies a moral judgement. They attend a course at King's College (had a four year £26M teaching contract with Qatar) which included slides stating, “condemning terrorism is to endorse the power of the strong over the weak” and “terrorism is not the problem, rather the systems they oppose are terrorist”. We have civil servants working in government who “hate the concept of the state” and believe Hamas’s atrocities should be “contextualised”.

One of the best people on here to disagree with

I may start posting in support of the Houthis just for the fun of a good argument with Giraffe 😁

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It was way more funny and outrageous originally but I edited it because they would have probably deleted the post

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@Trulywonderful that made me chuckle...

As Heidi B says in her tweet, the ‘pro-Palestinian’ campaign is swimming in loathsome antisemitic conspiracy theory. Once one adds in campaigners’ credulous belief in everything said by Hamas, the bone-headed nastiness is complete. The shade of Julius Streicher is smiling.

Anyone else wish that mother Cobyn had chosen to remain childless?

@noblegiraffe I don't know how anyone can say things like that. He is the most belligerent liar and waste of space.

UK - freedom of speech easily taken for granted, not only speech but many things taken for granted! So unfortunate 😑

Can any British/Eu common man/woman chant such slogans, be it any slogans ... in Dubai/Saudi./Kuwait/Tehran.. just think !!! Nearly Impossible.

Example : Dubai does not even have the system of settlement/PR status or any such for outsiders to settle permanently! As long as one has work, he or she can live and earn. No job, no money they will cancel your Visa.
Very strong rules and they don't welcome asylums in spite of the same community/religion, still they don't allow.
I think these slogan chanters should move to Middle east , it might help Yemen and other controversial countries where fighting is forever.

Sorry, no offense its just my opinion 🙏

Vandalising ATM cash machines ,chanting slogan will not fix the problem. Whoever supports chanting slogans/vandalising - sincerely move to Gaza/Yemen do volunteering fix their problems support their brothers and sisters in that situation, that will be the real help. Not shouting slogan on roads ! Please go, there are many flights to Egypt !😊

We all know how much certain people have recently taken to the word "context".

Anyway, surely a country where slavery is a big issue would be an apartheid state?

Speechless at this fuckwittery

I think it might also have to do with the eternal pull the “bad”boys have over the “good” girl.

I really don’t understand the unconditional support for organisations and movements which are, to put it mildly, not women’s rights friendly and the minimising of sexual violence.

I suspect there is some misdirected romanticism there, but I don’t really want to delve into armchair psychology.

@etmoiandme

Not when we are disagreeing she isn't 😀

@1dayatatime Ah, @noblegiraffe is also a welcome presence around these threads!